Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-01-01
LOGAN'S FUNERAL
Elaborate Floral Decorations
IL the Senate Chamber.
MS LOGAN CRUSHED NTH GRIEF
The President Unable 70 Attend-Or.
Ns~rnaa Remarks-Troops,
Civic Societies ard Citi-
kens Pod Through the
Siset and Storm to
the Tomb.


lana a Logan to.iay vas grand ia tAe SIM
plclfy aud iulETessiseness surrounding the
ceremonies. The senate chamber was
cfow'ird with ieallus pGblLc men. cabinet
officers. members u the supreme Bench
i9Fei 20 a pl.ltsls. senators reIr--rlfa Er.
4nd motel ineu au1 women. while olt ll
re streets patiently waiting ia the -.eet ant
-uas we're long lines 90 soidiery ear
Veterans anl citizens patiently waiting -
t1.IaN their hero AMI treat 10 the grave
Ise heaI 90 tha Nation was nor at ihr
lueraL His medical advisors deenius 10
luw So Tor him 20 venture out in the incle-
iurut weath-r. bur his vile responded
tD he pr1mptln-- % A vile 3 sympathy Tor
q Vi Ilpa 8 grief aud come % the funeral
Mrs. Cleveland occupied front seat ia the
rea-rfe'i gallery On her right ia the or
Ger lanet a. Mrs Nannine Ms tattcltt
an1 Ms. Vas. whi.e the seat immediately
back ui them was occupied u.s. Mrs POISON
AMI Nrs Lamont. Al tle D1Dluet officers
sere pTeaeat AZ the funeral excepting Ssere-
t4ues Manning and iAmsr Tie Justices
ot the supreme Cont were all present Aill
occg pied scals Immediately back oi tie
Cabinet ofherr, The diplomatic corps
Sa5 fllly represented aud occupied seats on
tie DemOcra a. s4ie ut the chamber. They
we're al dressed ma PLAIN black ~ very dark
oratious WAS escheweI. The honorary pall-
bearers occupied seats we'll up 10 the front
ora The Republican side Of the chamber.
Iaey were General sherman, ex-senator
Conkl'ng Senator Stanford. Mr.. q. ii. An
drews tscneral Black. Governor Fairchild.
Dr. Mcmillan, Postmaster General Villas and
Colonel Grant. General Sherman and ex-
senator COnkhn were attentive listeners 10
Dr. Newman ; remarks and at times both
appeared lost to everything bat the elO-
qleut and pathetic utterances Of the orator.
j. y Logan, the Generals brother. Mrs.
logan. John y Logan IT,, Miss Andrews,
his nance and Major Tucker the sOn-in-
law AMI his wife occupied the seat. reserved
Tor the bereaved family Dunng the cere-
monies Mrs Logan With her face complete
iy hidden under The folds Cf q heavy black
veil aud her daughter and Mss Andrews
sat most ut the time with DO we'd
us ais. Mrs. Logan wept during the entire
service. an occasional cOnvuisiye sob shak-
ng her frame. Her grief seemed most in-
tense when DR.. Newman alluded 10 the do
nestle qualities of her husband and their
welded love Of thirty one happy years"
and then her heavy vail failed to conceal
| her emotion aud she swayed from side to
side while her son yainly endeayored %
soOth her. AT the conclusion of the ser
vice her son gently placed his arm around
his mother and before raising her. pressed
her head aiisctionately 20 his bosom. M.
logan rising leaned on the arm Of her son,
and followed by the Senator's brother and
other members Of the family Ia sed ont Of
chamber. After the logan funeral service
had closed a number OF people entered the
Senate Chamber 10 LOOK at the exquisite
rorai tributes banked IN front and upon the
Vice Presidents desk. These iOral offer
ings consisted Of thirty large pieces masset
in protusive disorder bin and about the Sec
reiary's and Reading Clerks desks. A
beautiful wreath Of five hundred
Caiharine Mermet roses adorned
with purple satin streamers was
on the Vice Presidents desk aud formed
chased and pathetic capstone to the pyra-
midal mass OF floral anchors, pillows,
crosses. harps and cresceDts around and be-
meath It. A cOnch-like form. of bla K and
purple immOrtet-es stood on the right Of
the display suriuOuntsd by &c. \. R. and
on the left was an anchor shaped Of feecy
grain tassels labelled. Grant Post. Chi
cago.' Every organization Of which Sena-
Tor Logan vas me mber sent some beauti-
ful offering with An aiactionate legend at
tached
The pedestrian portion of the procession
suisred terribly from the unusually bad
condition Of the streets. The snow and
s.eet which had followed during the night
and early morning made walking extremely
AttA. 'ttt aA.t NHNt'.c'i4 AHftF A1a's- ~ iiti
seventh and Boundary streets were reached
most Of the pedestrians abandoned the pro-
csssion and returned 20 the city. lhe regular
army men. marines and some 0f the cOiOred
troops together with ail the carriages con-
tinuea the march 20 the cemetery. Crowds
were gathered ai0ug The line If the process
sion from he Capitol steps down the hill
and along Fenusy ylvsnia- ave. and FAR as
the course Of the procession lay through
the rppulous part Of the city. The ceremD-
mes az the cemetery we're conducted by
keF. )r. swallow. Post Chaplain Of the
Army ~ the Potomac. and were quite
brief and simple. Mrs. Logan viewed
from the carriage window the prOceetings
az tAe vault where the remains of her dis
tnEg'shed husband were deposited. and
where fhev VIII rest until arrangements
for permanent in'ermsnt ,hau have been
perfected